Hmm, looks like Debiankinder don't install the wheel group by default, so I guess that's not your problem. You shouldn't need it if sudo is working...
George, open a terminal and type su - then 'enter'. [that's a hyphen] Then, see if you can get a root prompt there by typing your password. Can...
Show us the above output
George, let me understand you. You can login to the machine when it boots, but you can't su to root with your known good password in a console...
Err...caps lock?
Here are screenshots of my Sid installation being updated with apt-get: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Moving to Hardware Forum
Funtoo/Gentoo are different. Debian and Mint, etc aren't source distros, and it's much faster to update a binary package distro. That being said, I...
'apt-get update' isn't going to tell you much by itself. You'll just see a list of the repos it hit, and what it synced to the repos. You WILL see...
Oops. You're right. Looks like I took some artistic license there. Oh, well. :)
Your parts list: http://www.gamersonlinux.com/forum/threads/need-advice-distro-needed-no-gaming-needed.1562/page-6#post-12210
**Weekend Update** Emily Litella: I hope it does go to the Supremes. I'm willing to bet Diana Ross will help to make Obama look good. Chevy...
And...today's development, in the 'other' Brooklyn drug dealer case involving Apple:...
I'm glad to hear that you got your box finished, George. Who built it for you? Remember we are all here in case you have any problem at all.
BTW, while Apple are the ones being picked on in this particular case, they are by no means the only company guilty of this; pretty much EVERY...
On mainboards and processors, I always believe in getting the best I can afford at the time, and then I upgrade the other stuff [GPU, disks] over...
Head of the Linux Mint project confirms there was a window of opportunity for you to have downloaded a compromised .iso yesterday:...
US bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Butterfly Labs finally gets judged in the two year old consumer fraud case, where customers were promised...
Mint's not meant to be a bleeding-edge distro. It's for people who want stability and who don't need the latest incarnation of *everything*. Kernel...
I *very* occasionally get to the west coast. One of my brothers is in San Diego. It is my absolute intention, and I promise - the next time I do...
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